Parks Victoria - Great places to walk
Parks Victoria walks
Parks Victoria look after some of the best spaces for walking in Victoria. Parks Victoria is an independent statutory authority and its role is to protect, conserve and enhance Victoria’s parks and waterways on behalf of all Victorians.
For our most up-to-date list of Parks Victoria walks, please go to this link at our Walking Maps site. To find accessible walks, check the 'Accessible walks' box in the Popular Searches dropdown.
(We have mapped many more accessible walks in parks not managed by Parks Victoria.)
Check for Change of Conditions before visiting a national park:
Before setting out on your adventure, be sure to check that roads or trails in the park you are visiting have not been affected by severe weather. Parks Victoria's Change of Conditions page. Links to specific park information pages can also be found at the top of each of our Walking Maps (click the 'Find Out More' link).
Parks Victoria walking tracks
Click on the name of the walk in the list below to see the map. Share this page with your friends and follow our Facebook page or subscribe to our monthly newsletter for more great walking ideas.
GREATER MELBOURNE
East
- Warrandyte State Park - Blue Tongue Bend (north east)
- Lysterfield Park (south east)
- Jells Park Walk, Wheelers Hill (east, south east)
- Maroondah Reservoir Park walk (east)
- Kurth Kiln Walk, Kurth Kiln Regional Park Gembrook (outer east)
- Lysterfield Lake Welcome Walk
- Plenty Gorge Walk, South Morang (north east)
For Dandenong Ranges gardens managed by Parks Victoria see our Yarra Ranges walks page.
South
North and West
- Brimbank Park Nature Trail (north, north west)
- Werribee River Park
- Organ Pipes National Park
GREATER GEELONG (75 kms south-west of Melbourne)
- Barwon River Walk
- Brisbane Ranges
- You Yangs East-West walk
- You Yangs Big Rock Walk
- You Yangs Flinders Peak walk
- Edwards Point walk, Swan Bay, St Leonards
BENDIGO
SHEPPARTON
MOOROOLBOOL AREA (45 minutes west of Melbourne)
CARDINIA AREA (Melbourne’s eastern fringe)
- Button Grass Walk, Bunyip State Park Tonimbuk
GIPPSLAND (east)
- Tarra-Bulga National Park
- Stringybark Ridge Track - Morwell National Park
- Fosters Gully Nature Trail - Morwell National Park
- Nyerimilang Heritage Park circuit
- Den of Nargun, Mitchell River National Park
- Raymond Island Koala Walk
WILSON’S PROMONTORY NATIONAL PARK (southernmost tip of Victoria, Gippsland)
- Loo-Errn Track
- Tidal River to Squeaky Beach return
- Fairy Cove from Dary River (6km return)
- Mt Bishop Summit Walk return
- Tidal River to Refuge Cove overnight hike
- Lilly Pilly Gully loop walk
- Darby Saddle to Darby River via Tounge Point
- Darby River to Tongue Point
THE GRAMPIANS (far north west)
GREAT OTWAY NATIONAL PARK (south west)
- Crayfish Bay circuit walk
- Maits Rest rainforest walk
- Lake Elizabeth
- Great Ocean Walk - Blanket Bay to Cape Otway lighthouse
- Great Ocean Walk - Elliot River to Apollo Bay
- Cora Lynn Cascades Waterfall Walk
Parks Victoria run regular guided walks in some of its parks. See this link for times and dates.
More links
- For general information on walking and Parks Victoria, head here.
- For dog-friendly Parks Victoria walks, head here.
- Changed conditions: Is the park currently affected by fire, flood or other? Check this page
- Planned burns: Is your walk subject to a planned burn by park managers? FFM link to check